Government to Review Product Labelling Regulations

Regulation Ministry To Tackle 30 Different Product Labelling Regulations

"This Government is working with businesses, industry groups, and consumer advocates to identify pain points and gather input to shape the review’s terms of reference."

Government to review product labelling regulations

It aims to enticing new international retailers and lowering compliance costs.

Government To Tackle Labelling Regulations

Complex and outdated labelling regulations cause unnecessary costs and frustrations throughout the economy. Minister for Regulation David Seymour and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister  Scott Simpson...

Product labelling review welcomed - FMCG Business

BusinessNZ welcomes the announcement by the Ministers for Regulation and Commerce and Consumer Affairs of a long-overdue review of New Zealand’s product labelling system. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich says the move has the potential to reduce unnecessary compliance costs for business and expand product choice for consumers. “For years, businesses have raised concerns about the fragmented, outdated and overly prescriptive nature of cu…

Regulation Ministry to tackle 30 different product labelling regulations

Unnecessary costs and frustrations throughout the economy are caused by complex and outdated labelling regulations. Minister for Regulation David Seymour and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson have today announced the Ministry for Regulation will conduct a sector review into product labelling to address this.  “The Ministry for Regulation is in a unique position to take on regulatory costs that make it harder for Kiwis to get a…